Mantgum railway station
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Mantgum is a railway station in Mantgum
Mantgum
Mantgum is a small village in Littenseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1150 citizens.-Transportation:Railway station: Mantgum-External links:*...

, The Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. The station opened on 16 June 1883 and is located on the Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway. The services are operated by Arriva
Arriva
Arriva plc is a multinational public transport company owned by Deutsche Bahn and headquartered in Sunderland, United Kingdom. It has bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus operations in 12 countries across Europe, employs more than 47,500 people and services over 1.5 billion passenger journeys each...

. The station was closed between 15 May 1938 and 1 May 1940 and between 24 November 1940 and 3 June 1973. The station is 10 km from Leeuwarden and 12 km from Sneek
Sneek
Sneek is a city southwest of Leeuwarden and seat of the former municipality of Sneek in the province of Friesland . As for 2011 it is part of the municipality Súdwest Fryslân...

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Destinations

The following major destinations are directly possible from Mantgum:

Leeuwarden, Sneek
Sneek
Sneek is a city southwest of Leeuwarden and seat of the former municipality of Sneek in the province of Friesland . As for 2011 it is part of the municipality Súdwest Fryslân...

 and Stavoren
Stavoren
Stavoren is a small town on the coast of the IJsselmeer, about 5 km south of Hindeloopen. It lies within the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân. Stavoren was granted city rights in 1118, making it the oldest city in Friesland...

.

At Leeuwarden change for Zwolle
Zwolle
Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:...

, Amersfoort
Amersfoort
Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the...

, Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...

, Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

, Groningen and Harlingen
Harlingen
Harlingen may mean:* Harlingen, Netherlands, a municipality and city in the province of Friesland* Harlingen, Texas, a city in the United States* Harlingen, New Jersey, an unincorporated village in Montgomery Township, New Jersey, United States...

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Train services

The following services currently call at Mantgum:
  • 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Leeuwarden - Sneek
  • 1x per hour local service (stoptrein) Leeuwarden - Sneek - Stavoren

Bus services

The following bus services depart from the outside the station:
  • 93 - Leeuwarden NS - Deinum
    Deinum
    Deinum is a small village in Menaldumadeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 970 citizens .-External links:*...

     - Boksum
    Boksum
    Boksum is a small village in Menaldumadeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 400 citizens .It has a bakery, a community center and two church buildings. The oldest of the two churches, which was built between 1080 and 1120, is still used as a church belonging to the...

     - Jellum
    Jellum
    Jellum is a small village in Littenseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 141 citizens ....

     - Bears - Weidum
    Weidum
    Weidum is a small village in Littenseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 640 citizens ....

     - Jorwert
    Jorwert
    Jorwert is a village in Friesland,in the municipality of Littenseradiel, with a population of 360. The nickname for inhabitants of Jorwert is "Dweilstikken", meaning poor people who are dependent of rich ones...

     - Mantgum
    Mantgum
    Mantgum is a small village in Littenseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1150 citizens.-Transportation:Railway station: Mantgum-External links:*...

     - Easterwierrum
    Easterwierrum
    Easterwierrum is a small village in Littenseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 320 citizens .-External links:*...

     - Sneek
    Sneek
    Sneek is a city southwest of Leeuwarden and seat of the former municipality of Sneek in the province of Friesland . As for 2011 it is part of the municipality Súdwest Fryslân...



The 93 is operated by Connexxion
Connexxion
Connexxion is the largest public transport bus company in the Netherlands, operating in the west, middle, east and far northern part of the country. It was formed in 1999 as result of a fusion between the public transport companies NZH, ZWN, Midnet and Oostnet. Its name is a mutation of the French...

and operates Monday to Saturday 1x per hour.
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